VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Small Jar with Stylized Floral Décor

11th-early 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 10.5 cm x Diam. 8.8 cm (4 1/8 in. x 3 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Peter W. Scheinman purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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